FIA arrests HESCO officer on charges of corruption

HYDERABAD, Dec 15 (APP): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team raided the HESCO office on Thursday and arrested a grade 18 officer on charges of corruption. On the directives of Additional Director Syed Wasi Haider, FIA team arrested Deputy Director HIESCO Dr. Imran Sheikh who […]

Becker deported to Germany from UK after prison release

Berlin, Dec 15 (AFP/APP): Disgraced former tennis superstar Boris Becker was due back in Germany on Thursday after being deported following his release from a British prison where he served a sentence relating to his 2017 bankruptcy, his lawyer said. The 55-year-old German six-time Grand […]

Legal net tightens on Greek MEP graft suspect

Brussels, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):The legal challenges facing Eva Kaili sharpened Thursday as the Greek MEP, already accused of taking bribes, faced a second investigation and a vote to strip her of parliamentary immunity. Kaili was arrested last week during a series of Belgian police raids […]

Patriot missiles: crucial but limited help for Ukraine

Washington, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):The expected US provision of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is a muscular message of support and will boost defenses against Russia’s relentless aerial assaults, but experts say its battlefield impact will be limited. Patriots are “far from a silver bullet,” against the […]

US industrial output slips in November

Washington, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):Industrial production in the United States slumped in November with “broad based” decreases, the Federal Reserve said Thursday, as output for bigger-ticket consumer products and manufacturing fell. While tangled supply chains and surging costs which weighed on businesses are easing, in a […]

Irish UN peacekeeper shot dead in south Lebanon

Aqibya, Lebanon, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):An Irish soldier of the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon near the Israeli border was killed and three wounded after their convoy came under fire, Irish officials said Thursday. Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said he was “deeply shocked and […]

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